Jun 09 What a smell looks like By Nsikan Akpan, Matt Ehrichs Smells are normally invisible, but this lab in Colorado uses lasers to bring odors to life. The research is part of a nationwide project to build a robot that can smell. Continue reading
May 26 Supermassive black holes spawn galactic deserts without new stars By Nsikan Akpan Astronomers find a supermassive black hole that stifles star formation by causing galactic warming. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 3:37 Why research for the pure sake of knowing is enough By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 25 Fossilized bubbles could expand our search for habitable planets By Nsikan Akpan Bubbles buried in ancient lava on Earth may guide the search of habitable exoplanets. Continue reading
May 18 How many Zika-infected infants will develop microcephaly and other FAQs By Nsikan Akpan An outbreak detective squad from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention offers the latest insights on Zika virus. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 5:05 From Mt. St. Helens’ volcanic ashes, Mother Nature rebuilds By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 17 First giraffe genome reveals the oddity behind an African icon By Nsikan Akpan The giraffe is an oddball, both outside and in. By sequencing the giraffe’s genome for the first time, researchers have learned that the animal’s extraordinary external features are matched by wild genetic traits buried inside its cells. Continue reading
May 16 Watch 7:10 Listening in on the ‘Black Hole Blues,’ the soundtrack of the universe By PBS News Hour February saw one of the most important astronomical breakthroughs of the decade, as a team of scientists “heard” gravitational waves -- a key postulate of Einstein’s theory of relativity -- for the first time in human history. Now, astrophysicist Janna… Continue watching
May 12 Watch 2:09 Scientist chases waterfalls in depths of breathtaking glaciers By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, most scientists expect to travel to the ends of the Earth in the name of research, but few have ever set foot in the heart of a glacier. That’s exactly what Ph.D. Continue watching
May 10 Watch 1:29 Why the Amazon milk frog is the world’s greatest gymnast By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a German research team from Kiel University used high speed cameras to capture the incredible gymnastic feats of the Amazon milk frog in slow motion. The NewsHour’s Julia Griffin explains how this… Continue watching